Projected lineup for Gander RV Duel races at Daytona

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Sunday’s Daytona 500 single-car qualifying set only the front row for the “Great American Race” — Hendrick Motorsports teammates William Byron (Busch Pole Award) and Alex Bowman will lead the field when the green flag drops Feb. 17 (2:30 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

The qualifying speeds, though, set the lineups for Thursday’s Gander RV Duel races at Daytona (7 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), the twin 60-lap races that determine the full starting lineup for the 61st running of the Daytona 500.

Duel 1 is typically comprised from the odd-numbered drivers on the Daytona 500 qualifying speed chart — first, third, fifth, etc. Duel 2 is then the even-finishing drivers. The duel lineups could be minimally altered from that formula, though, to ensure an even number of Open, non-Charter teams in each duel race.

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Additionally, Tyler Reddick and Casey Mears locked themselves into the Daytona 500 field by virtue of being the fastest two Open cars during qualifying.

Below is the projected lineup for each Duel race.

* denotes Open, non-Charter team

PROJECTED DUEL 1 LINEUP

STARTING POSITION	DRIVER	TEAM
1.	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports
2.	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports
3.	Daniel Hemric	Richard Childress Racing
4.	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing
5.	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske
6.	Paul Menard	Wood Brothers Racing
7.	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing
8.	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing
9.	Tyler Reddick*	Richard Childress Racing
10.	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Roush Fenway Racing
11.	Daniel Suarez	Stewart-Haas Racing
12.	Chris Buescher	JTG Daugherty Racing
13.	Ryan Newman	Roush Fenway Racing
14.	Ryan Truex*	Tommy Baldwin Racing
15.	Ryan Preece	JTG Daugherty Racing
16.	Matt DiBenedetto	Leavine Family Racing
17.	Bubba Wallace	Richard Petty Motorsports
18.	Matt Tifft	Front Row Motorsports
19.	Parker Kligerman*	Gaunt Brothers Racing
20.	Landon Cassill	StarCom Racing
21.	Cody Ware	Rick Ware Racing

PROJECTED DUEL 2 LINEUP

STARTING POSITION	DRIVER	TEAM
1.	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports
2.	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports
3.	Joey Logano	Team Penske
4.	Clint Bowyer	Stewart-Haas Racing
5.	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing
6.	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing
7.	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing
8.	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske
9.	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing
10.	Kurt Busch	Stewart-Haas Racing
11.	David Ragan	Front Row Motorsports
12.	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports
13.	Casey Mears*	Germain Racing
14.	Jamie McMurray	Spire Motorsports
15.	Brendan Gaughan*	Beard Motorsports
16.	Kyle Larson	Chip Ganassi Racing
17.	Ty Dillon	Germain Racing
18.	Ross Chastain	Premium Motorsports
19.	Corey LaJoie	GO FAS Racing
20.	BJ McLeod	Petty Ware Racing
21.	Joey Gase*	Motorsports Business Management

 

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